Pachystroma

Pachystroma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Pachystromateae
Genus: Pachystroma
Müll.Arg.
Species: P. longifolium
Binomial name
Pachystroma longifolium
(Nees) I.M.Johnst.
Synonyms[1]

Pachystroma is a monotypic plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1865.[2][3] It is the only genus of its tribe (Pachystromateae). The only known species is Pachystroma longifolium, native to Brazil and Bolivia.[1][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1865. Linnaea 34: 177-178 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Pachystroma Müll. Arg.
  4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.


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